Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 March 1913 — Page 2

TALES or GOTHAM AND OTHER CITIES

“High Grade” Men Had Discovered New Rich Vein

NEW YORK. —The lights had been turned on in West Side court the other day to dispel the gloom of the weather, when a short, thick-set man stepped up to the attorney’s table and from four battered leather belts let loose a shower of glittering gold coins that made the incandescents wink and Magistrate Corrigan shade bis eyes. As the gold ran out, like yellow wheat from the mouth of a hopper, the pleasant clinking of the gleaming metal resounded through the place. A few pieces dropped to the floor and rolled away, unregarded for the moment The sight of the stack of coins piled on the table hypnotized every one within view into action. “What is all this ?" demanded Magistrate Corrigan of Detective Phelan of the central office, who had turned on the stream of gold. "It's $2,800 I took from those four men there,” rejoined Phelan, indicate ing with a jerk of his thumb four swarthy men with Bombreros, Saming

Wagon Load of Chickens at the Police Station

INDIANAPOLIS, lnd. —A spring wagon load of more than a hundred squaking chickens was unloaded at central police station the other day, following the arrest of three men on the south side just before dawn by Patrolmen Huck, Davis and Gribble. The three men arrested gave the names of Edgar W. Stagg, fifty-seven years old; William Runyon, nineteen, and Joseph Marquette, thirty-four. They were held charged with loitering, pending an investigation. Patrolman Huck was standing at Meridian and Morris streets about 5 o’clock when he noticed a small wagon loaded with crates of chickens and driven by two men. He thought he had Been the same wagon empty earlier in the evening going south in Meridian’ street ' . : . • “Hey, there, stop a minute,” he called. The wagon stopped, but one of the men jumped and started to run down the street. Huck fired his revolver in the air, but the figure sped on and disappeared in the darkness. The man who remained in the wagon was Runyon, and there were two dozen chickens with him. Hearing the shot, Patrolmen Davis and Gribble

Human Wedge Between Two Houses Is Chopped Out

CLEVELAND, O.—Nine firemen, a police sergeant and a patrolman worked an hour to pull the head of John Foley, Worcester, Mass., from between two houses at 2430 and 2436* Franklin avenue early the other morning. They had to chop holes In the sides of the houses, finally, before they could get him out. He was wedged upside down, most uncomfortably, for an hour because he tried to get Into the house at 2430 Franklin avenue without awakening other boarders. ’ Foley, returning from downtown at 1 a. m., walked stealthily up the long flight of outside steps. He had reached the top when hiß balance gave way. Appetite over head, he dropped down the siderail. He only fell a little way when his head and

Refuses to Continue as Undertaker for Felines

CHICAGO.— “Hereafter police officers will not bury dead cats, unless found upon public highways.” Edward Sieber, chief of police at Wilmette, a suburb of Chicago, nailed this sign on the wall of the police station the other day. Then he sank wearily into a chair. “That'll hold them for a while. I _ guess,” he said with a sigh. “I have ■been the official undertaker for the Blast pet cat, and hereafter Wilmette ' people will have to bury their ewn pets." Nine lives apparently Is not enough for the felines of Wilmette, as during the last two weeks twenty-five or thirty furry pets have succumbed. Chief of Police Sieber told of the woes of being an undertaker to cats. "During the last couple of weeks,” he said, "I have been called upon at •11 hours of the day and night to bury dead cats. “Atiftrst I would leave the work of the office and comply with the request of some woman who informed me

red handkerchiefs and other symp-j toms of the wild west as depicted oil “the screen.” “I guess it belongs—to them, all right,” continued Phelan, “for nobody’s put in a claim for Jt.” And so the pile was swept back again into the four worn belts and the gloom of the gray day shut down once more. All this occurred during the arraignment of Romaine Molzire, Eugent Bortilapo, John Perrizini and John Zader, all accused of being “high grade’’ men, which is not as paradoxical as it sounds, for in Leadville, Col. where the prisoners worked as miners, a' “high grader” is a chap who steals gold right out of the vein. The alleged high graders were arrested at the Pennsylvania railroad station by Detectives Phelan and a squad of picked men. The arrests followed a telegram from Sheriff Schrader of Leadville that they had got away with $50,000 worth of stolen gold, the same being contained in their trunks, wllich were declared to weigh almost half a ton. The four were held till Deputy Sheriff William Angus and Assistant District Attorney Quentin B.J Bonner arrived from Leadville with requisition papers. Mr. Bonner said that the men had been robbing the Monarch for months. They discovered a new vein, of which their bosses knew nothing.

came up on the run. to investigate. Runyon, the patrolmen say, told thepa that the chickens were stolen and that it was the second trip for them during the night. He said he and his companions had also stolen the horse and wagon, but refused to tell where they got them. Runyon took the police to an address in Madison avenue, where they found Stagg and Marquette. Marquette said he was the man who jumped from the wagon when they were accosted by Huck. \ Another surprise awaited the patrolmen at the house. In the back yard was a coop filled with chickens. There were chickens everywhere, and the police say the men admitted to them every one was stolen.

shoulders stuck because the houses slope to a foot apart. Foley wiggled for quite a time In silence. He did not care to discommode persons in the neighborhood. Finally he yelled. Sergeant Howlett and Patrolman Smith of the West Twenty-ninth street station, were strolling on West Twenty-fifth street when they heard the screams. “ ’Tis a murder,” Smith said, starting to run. “If he were killed he couldn’t make that much noise,” Howlett gasped. They were sure something was wrong when they saw a pair of athletic legs waving over the banister. Smith took one leg and Howlett the other. They tugged. The houses would not give an inch and Foley told the neighborhood the police were killing him. Howlett sent for the hook and ladder company that Is stationed at Ghurch avenue and West Twentyninth street. The firemen were about to put a mechanical jack under Foley’s crown and try to force him upward when he begged them to desist. Finally, they cut a neat hole out of each of the houses and Foley, with a groan of relief, turned right side up.

with a lachrymose vdice that her pot cat had died. But when they started calling me from my slumbers, and asking me to come and ‘bury, poor Tom’ right away, I hung up this sign.” rains are partly responsible for the increase in the cat death I%te, according to the chief. The rains have filled empty salmon cans with water, and the cats, though accustomed to “dry” Wilmette, must drink. The water is often poison, death ensuing within a few hours As far as could be learned, no pedl freed felines have succumbed, the “mortality” being confined to cats of common degree.

Newest Coiffures Designed to Follow Contour of the Head

Discernment and care are needed in order to copy the new styles in hairdressing that look so simple and are in reality so artful. But the results are so good that any amount of painstaking effort is well repaid. The new coiffures are distinctly refined. They follow the contour of the head and their lines are simple and graceful. The hair may or may not be waved but it must be glossy and show that it is well cared for; burnished, in fact, with much brushing. In nearly every instance the hair is arranged in coils at the back of the head, or in braids. The ears are partially covered and the front hair is usually parted in the middle or at one side. A great many styles ard finished with a light * fringe on the forehead, especially those that draw their inspiration from the French hairdressers. About all coiffures employ a band of some sort to confine the fropt hair and keep it in place about the face.

LATEST IDEAS FOR SACHETS

White Organdie Filled With Egyptian Potpourri Is Most Popular Just Now. j* i A large, square sachet for madame’s lingerie is made of white organdie, and is filled with Egyptian potpourri, which is claimed to be imported. It is very attractive in color, as it glints through the organdie, and shows much bright green. Its odor is not over strong, and is about the same as the old-fashioned potpourri which belonged to our grandmother’s rose jars. A delightful accessory for the toilet table is an adjustable atomizer, or “an atomizer which will fit any bottle,” as it is 1 described. These atomizers are fashioned of French gilt, and have a rubber bulb and metal stem. To use them the cork is removed from the bottle of toilet water or perfume, and the atomizer inserted in its place. When one has sprayed the perfume on one’s hair or kerchief, as the case may be, the atomizer is withdrawn from the bottle and the cork replaced. This is a very useful and practical possession, better than the ordinary bottle atomizer, for the scent does not evporate by standing, and one may change from one kind to another without pouring the fluid out. As either perfume or toilet water may be used with the onei atomizer, it is really economical.

For Rainy Weather.

The woman who dresses smartly does not wear rubber overshoes unless she is compelled to go out on a rainy day in thin soled boots, or. patent leather boots that must accompany a formal frock, and intends to remove her “rubbers" the instant she arrives at her destination. If her errand out of doors is shopping or any other business tgom which she may hurry home to change into house slippers she wearß a rather short tailored skirt, a new three-quarter mannish overcoat and stout soled boots of tap leather, which are in keeping with her costume—and leaves the always clumsy overcoat at home.

Parchment Fans.

Fans whose sjpreads represent ancient parchments are among the recent novelties. The material used is made of paper pulp, treated so that It does not readily tear, and it haa the ancient lqok of the parchments to be seen in museums. Mounted upon sticks of carved ivory or upon pne of the several fibrous compositions which closely resemble Ivory, tbesp parchment fans are very unique, looking as well as attractive.

Mach of the forehead and a little of the cheek is covered, sometimes with small flat ringlets, but, oftener with light strands of hair turned back and confined by a band of ribbon or by an ornamental band made for the purpose. Big, soft braids are wound about the head in some models. In others the hair is arranged in a knot in the middle of the crown, with a coil at each side of it. Short curls nestle at the neck, protruding from coils or braids, but always held close to the head. When the hair is too short to form coils or braids it is waved and combed back, with the ends tucked under and pinned in at the nape of the neck. A light fringe and ringlets do much to, soften the line at the forehead. Where the hair is thin but sufficiently long, any of the new styles may be managed by adding one or two light switches. _

JULIA BOTTOMLEY.

IN CHAMPAGNE CHARMEUSE

A street costume with gown of champagne charmeuse and tunic of chiffon In the same shade. The sailor collar and cuffs are of silk. The belt la of black velvet, ending In i V.

Gathered S miles

WRONG SURMISE. Peacher, may I ask yon u very important question?” “Why—er—certainly, Mr. Dubkins," answered the young lady, trying hard to conceal her agitation. “Does your father look with favor on me?” “Yes, father likes you very much and if you should ask him anything in regard to me, I am sure—” “I am glad to hear that I have won his esteem, because I have bfeen lately taking a flyer in Wall street and I want his advice as to whether or not now is a good time to sell P. D. & O. stock.”

Difficulty.

‘lt does seem as if you End I ought to get along together without quarreling all the time,” sighed MrS. Jawback. “It does,” growled Mr. Jawback, “but it seems we can’t. We’re fighting like cats and dogs from morning to night.” “Cats and dogs? Look at that cat and that dog of ours—they never fight. They live under the same roof peacefully.*' “Yes, they do. But tie 'em together so they can’t get loose and see how they’ll act!”

His Qualifications.

“So you want me to support Wombat for the senate?” Baid the practical politician. "We do,” chorused the delegation of citizens. “On what grounds?” “On the grounds that he is the ablest man for the place.” “Um! Now what other qualifications has he?”

Open Confession.

“You admit, then,” inquired the magistrate, severely, “that you stole the pig?” “I has to, boss,” said the prisoner. “Very well,” returned the magistrate, with decision, “there has been a lot of pig stealing going on around here lately and I am going to make an example of you or none of ub will be safe.”—Ladies’ Home Journal.

OF COURSE.

“Why does a woman always add a postscript to a letter?” “Because she likes to have the last word.”

The Altruist.

Let others keep dn tapping tills, He doth not care to Alleviate the host of Ills That flesh is heir to.

A Gourmet.

“I’m afraid Dubklns lacks the true aesthetic temperament." “Why so?” N “The only conception he has of an Italian garden is a place where people eat spaghetti and drink Chianti.”

Keeping Before the Public.

“I suppose it keeps you very busy supervising, the work of your publication and composing Its leading articles?" “I don't have time for anything like that,” answered the statesman who had founded a magazine. “I'm helping the advertising department, and it takes all my time delivering lectures and running for office.”

Expert.

“I never have any trouble with my gowns.” “How is that?” . “You see, my husband belongs to the fire department.” “Well?" “And he can hook me up in 45 eeoonds.” —Louisville Courier-Journal.

A Cure.

"Do you believe appendicitis can be cured without an operation?" "My case was.” “How’d you do it?” “A friend who had suffered told me what his operation cost him, and as soon as he had finished all my symptoms had departed.”

Poor Job.

The Candidate (passionately)— From the day 1 was twelve I earned my own living! I owe no man a penny. Gentlemen! I made myself. The Voice —Well, you made a mistake.—P. I. P.

His Guess.

"Say, Bill, wot’s a pedigree T” "Same as hydrophoby, I guess.” 1 "Hydrophoby, nothin’! You're way •IT.” "Well, it’s somefin dogs have, anyway." ..

PRECAUTION.

Bank President —Better fire our receiving teller! Cashier—Why? Bank President—They’re calling him “Honest Tom” at the club.

Stock Themes.

We talk of heat In summer gay, In winter talk of cold; And thus one-half that people say Is very briefly told. e_

Mere Mediocrity.

“I used to think I possessed the artistlq/temperament—the sacred fire;! but I was mistaken. I’m Just on» among the millions of common people.” “You have no right to say that! Yo® have done some splendid things—things that you could not possibly have done if you had merely been on* among thp millions of common people.” s “No, you're mistaken. I’m Just an ordinary, man. Why, my wife has lived with me for 11 yearswithout ever once thinking of getting a divorce!”—Judge’s Library. — r j

Money Saving Secret.

“Well, after a lot of experience in speculating I have at last learned how to keep on the right side of the stock market.” “Would you mind posting me, old! chap?” “Not at ail. The right side of the stock market, my dear fellow, is the outside.”

Maw Knows a Few Things.

Willie —Paw, what does the minimum wage mean? Phw—lt means the smallest amount you can pay for 4 certain amount of work, my son. Maw —It really means what a married woman receives from her husband. Now you go to bed, Williq.

Obligation Both Ways.

“Sdme of those pictures are genuina old masters,” said Mr. Cumrox. “Of,course, you are very proud tohave them.” “Yes, and I have no doubt the old masters would have considerable respect for me if they knew what I paid for them.”

Proved.

“Women do not especially admire I handsome men.” '‘That is true,” replied Miss Cayenne. “As I sat on the piazza I saw a number of good-looking, welldresßed youths* cut out by a man whom automobile goggles rendered entirely unprepossessing.”

Acquitted.

Walter —Have you tried our turtle soup, sir? Diner —Yes, I have tried it, and my decision i,a that the turtle proved an alibi.

A FRUITFUL SUBJECT.

"Here is a doctor who says that there are plenty of people walking the streets who ought to be in the asylum." „ “Of course, another veiled attack on congress.”

Never Her.

“Why did you ask her age?" “Because I wanted to know how old she is." “Then ask her husband." "She has none.” "Then ask her little brother.”

Soaking the Vanquished.

"What's the Greek bootblack raining such a fuss about?" “He claims that the Turk who runs the fruit stand should give him a dozen bananas and a sack of peanuts § as a war indemnity.* , .